Combined Science GCSE
Temperature and energy
What Temperature and energy means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Temperature and energy
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Reference: AQA
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules, not of the total kinetic energy or the speed of any single molecule.
Topics that use Temperature and energy
- Particle motion in gases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Collision frequency and force on container walls
- Kinetic energy and temperature
- Pressure
- Pressure–temperature relationship at constant volume
- Random molecular motion
- Temperature
- Average kinetic energy and molecular speed
- Collision frequency and force
Using Temperature and energy in the exam
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